Tony Cruz Q & A

What is Your Full Name?
Antonio “Tony” Cruz

Where do you live?
Long Beach California

What are your hobbies when you’re not competing?
Wood works furniture and home

How about music? Who’s your favorite?
All music but Classic Rock

Favorite Rooly sunglass to wear for competition?
Prospect and Partial

Favorite Rooly sunglass to wear socially?
Sincere and Pacino Polarize

Do you have any heroes?
Bernard Hinault

Favorite Stadium, Event, Field, or Track?
Olympics Sydney

What are some of your biggest Accomplishments?
Getting my home city of Long Beach more involved with cycling

Favorite TV show?
Pimp my ride and Cars

How about movie?
Empire Strikes

When did you start competing in your sport?
High School


Tony's Bio

Antonio ("Tony") Cruz (born October 31, 1971 in East Long Angeles, California.


Tony has competed on the most high profile and successful teams in the US 2001 Team Saturn, 2002-05 US Postal/Discovery Channel, 2006 Toyota-United, 2007 Discovery Channel Team, and his current BMC Racing Team. In 2008 Tony took the title of the Ambassador of Cycling for Long Beach.



1999
Cruz was the USPRO National Criterium Champion, and became professional.

2000
3rd at the USPRO National Championships Criterium in Downer’s Grove, Illinois.

2004 and 2006
Tony Cruz won the Tour de Nez. He also finished fourth on stage 16 of the 2004 Vuelta a España.

2005
4th Stage #9 Tour de Langkawi (Malaysia)
7th Stage #6 Tour de Langkawi (Malaysia)
16th Overall Gent-Wevelgem (Belgium)

2006
1st Overall Tour de Nez 2nd Men’s Pro 1/2 International Challenge
3rd USPRO Criterium Championships

2007
3rd Nevada City Classic
3rd Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium
5th USPRO Criterium Championships

2008
2nd Long Beach Criterium
2nd Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium
2nd Overall Rochester Omnium
4th USPRO Criterium Championships
4th San Luis Obispo Criterium
4th The Aliso Viejo GP of Cycling
5th USA CRITS Finals
5th Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
12th Overall Tour of Missouri

2009
3rd San Pedro Grand Prix
3rd Barry Wolfe Grand Prix
4th Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
5th Overall Tour de Murrieta Omnium
7th Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
9th Overall Fitchburg-Longsjo Cycling Classic


Tony In Action


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